JOEL OSTEEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL 20TH OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 20th October 2024 – Today’s Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen. Read Sunday Daily Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.
TOPIC: Avoiding a Fight
Today’s Scripture
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor. – Proverbs 20:3, NLT
Today’s Word
Too often we’re tempted to vent our emotions when someone has hurt or angered us. It’s best to ask yourself, “Is this a battle that matters, or is this just a distraction from my purpose?” If you make the mistake of engaging in every potential battle that comes along, and you are constantly defending yourself, proving your point, straightening out others, then you probably won’t have the energy to fight the battles that do matter. Even if you win a victory, is it worth the stress?
Fight mode should not be your daily setting. Your home needs to be a place of peace. You and your spouse need to be in harmony. If you want God to honor you, if you want to enjoy your life, be a peacemaker. Be the kind of person who avoids an unnecessary fight, a fight that carries no real rewards.
Be a warrior, but even a warrior knows when to sit one out. Save your strength for the battles that mean something; those that move you closer to your God-given destiny.
Prayer For Today
“Father, thank You for calling me to be a person marked by honor. Help me to know when to avoid a fight as well as the right way and the right time to quietly and calmly address my differences with others. I want to do it Your way and leave it to You to fight my battles. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
About Joel Osteen
Raised in Houston, Texas, with a loving family of seven and world-renowned parents in full-time ministry, Joel Osteen never imagined that he would follow so closely in his father’s footsteps. As a young man, his training and interests were behind the scenes in television production, though he was close to his father in ministry.